Shahen was the son of the famous Zeenavor
Meghrian.
Shahens famley has been in Gyulistan Sins 1700 .
Shahen was born on January 2,1952 in the village of Gyulistan, in the Shahumian region.
Gyulistan is the home of many famous Armenians.

Early last century a peace treaty was
signed between Russia & Iran.
With this treaty they ended the bloody war that lasted from 1804 -
1813.

The peace treaty

Castle of Gyulistan
the peace treaty
was signed here

On April 17, 1993 under the fire of Azeri air attacks, we lost Unger Shahen
Meghrian and his comrades.
He had become the symbol of the struggle for
the freedom of the Shahumian region.

He spent his time attending the local schools there. He continued his education at Yerevan
State University where he majored in economics. After graduation
Shahen Meghrian returned to Gyulistan and became the chief economist of manufacturing and production in the Shahumian region.

In the summer of 1991 he took the position as commander of the Shahumian defense forces.
He was a member of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic National Assembly.
Shahen Meghrian embodied the spirit of the Armenian volunteer organizer, the skilled soldier and of the fearless
leader.